Google confirmed off a number of recent AI-powered options and companies at its Google I/O occasion earlier this 12 months in Might. Amongst these, Google Maps, too, was promised a set of recent AI capabilities, together with a formidable Immersive View function that would offer a birds-eye view of your route. Now, “Immersive View for routes” and some different AI options are lastly arriving as a part of a brand new Maps replace, Google has introduced. The search engine large can also be bringing Google Lens to Maps and including extra real-word info to navigation.
The brand new Immersive View for routes will let customers preview their route step-by-step whereas driving, strolling, or biking. The function has began rolling out in choose cities like Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dublin, Florence, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Paris, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Tokyo, and Venice this week on each Android and iOS, Google stated in its weblog Thursday.
Immersive View will present a panoramic birds-eye perspective of your route from begin to end, with turn-by-turn instructions. Customers may also plan their journey, determine when to go out based mostly on useful info in Immersive View, like simulated site visitors and climate situations, by way of the time slider.
Immersive View will give detailed panoramic view of your route
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Google can also be bringing a Lens in Maps function to assist customers perceive their environment in actual time. Previously referred to as Search with Stay View, the function primarily provides Google Lens within the Maps search bar. With a fast faucet of the Lens icon, you possibly can open up your digicam in Maps and discover details about close by retailers, eating places, or ATMs. The Lens in Maps function is increasing to greater than 50 new cities, together with Austin, Las Vegas, Rome, São Paulo, and Taipei. Google didn’t specify if Immersive View and Lens options could be coming to India.
Navigation on Google Maps can also be getting higher, bringing extra real-world info, Google stated. Navigation will now function up to date colors all through the map, extra sensible buildings alongside your route, and improved lane particulars. These updates will begin rolling out within the coming months in 12 nations, together with the US, Canada, France, and Germany, Google stated.
Moreover, EV house owners driving automobiles with Google built-in will now get extra useful charging station info, together with whether or not a charger is suitable with their car. This replace will go stay globally on iOS and Android this week in areas the place EV charging station info is accessible.
Lastly, Google can also be including enhancements to Search in Google Maps, which can now present customers extra solutions to their queries and assist them uncover issues to do. The search function will present photo-first outcomes of what you are on the lookout for, Google stated. “These outcomes are based mostly on the evaluation of billions of images shared by the Google Maps group — all performed with AI and superior picture recognition fashions,” the corporate added.
